Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash is a 6,638 metres (21,778 ft) mountain in the Gangdise Shan mountain range in Tibet.^[1] Mount Kailash is also known as Kangrinboqe and Gongdisi Shan.^[2]

Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash from the south
Highest point
Elevation	6,638 m (21,778 ft)
Prominence	1,319 m (4,327 ft)
Coordinates	31°4′0″N 81°18′45″E
Geography
Mount Kailash Burang County, Tibet Autonomous Region
Country	China
Parent range	Gangdisê Range
Climbing
First ascent	Unclimbed

In Hinduism and Buddhism, Kailash, or Mt. Meru, is sacred.^[3][1] Hindus believe Kailash is the home of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati and sons Ganesh and Kartikeya. Hindus believe that it is impossible to climb to Kailash, but every year pilgrims come to Tibet to walk around it.^[3] The Tibetan people believe that people should not climb Mount Kailash.^[4] It is believed to have never been climbed.